पञ्चाङ्ग — Kedārnāth · April 17, 2026 CE

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BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।

"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.83°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	356.74°	Mīna	Revatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	340.98°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	338.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	82.79°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	26.76°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	343.38°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

Kedārnāth — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 12:13
Yamaganda	15:28 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla	07:22 – 08:59
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:44 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:22 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:59 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:13 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:51 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:28 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:05 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:43 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:05 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:28 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:51 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:13 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:59 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:22 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7352°

Longitude: 79.0669°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 3583 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872682.27
Julian Day	2461147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2203°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.85°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2203°), declination 10.42°, EoT 0.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2026-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)